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Date of source: Saturday, September 3, 2011
Last week, Shaykh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president of the UAE and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, emphasized that conserving the rich Islamic scientific heritage and propagating it around the world are vital in promoting cultural dialogue, which, in turn, will inspire interest in...
Date of source: Sunday, September 4, 2011
Amidst polarization that marked the political scene in Egypt after the January 25 revolution, the Azhar came up with a paper to represent what can be considered a haven for all political groups that view moderation as a compass that would guide Egypt all the way to the future.
Date of source: Sunday, August 28, 2011
Dr. Mahmūd 'Azab, advisor to the Azhar grand shaykh, said that the Azhar does not know anything about the Shi'ite political party called 'al-Wihdah,' and the Azhar does not have an opinion on political parties in general.
He added that Azhar's role is to protect moderate Islam Sunnah, reject...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Dr. Muhammad Sa'd al-Katatnī, Secretary General of Freedom and Justice Party [affiliated to Muslim Brotherhood group (MB)], said that the Azhar's initiative is not really different from the Democratic Coalition for Egypt; both initiatives have the same ideologies.
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Date of source: Wednesday, August 25, 2010
The author states that the deterioration of the Azhar's role in general is a result of various factors, and the most important is the emergence of political Islamist groups.
He believes that the policy adopted by Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb, Grand Shaykh of the Azhar, augurs well about a change in the...
Date of source: Thursday, March 31, 2011
In the wake of the Egyptian revolution, calls have been made to enable Al-Azhar scholars to select the Grand Sheikh of the institution. Ahmed el-Tayyeb, the incumbent Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, has some reservations. They include violations that marred recent legislative polls and the existence of a...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Coptic thinker Dr. Rafik Habeeb says the reason the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar isn't as influential with Muslims as Pope Shenouda III is with Copts is that unlike the Al-Azhar, the Church is financially and administratively independent of state. The Church's strength also draws from the fact that it...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Ahmed Kamāl Abū al-Majd emphasizes the important role that religious institutions must play in Egyptian society, bemoaning their recent decline.
Date of source: Sunday, May 24, 2009
The article summarizes the ideas included in chapter four of the dissertation of the doctorate entitled ‘Al-Muwājahah al-Amnīyah Li al-Irhāb’ [Security Confrontation of Terrorism] by Dr. Nabīl Lūqā Bibāwī.
Date of source: Friday, October 10, 2008
The appearance of bizarre fatwás goes against the tolerant nature of Islam writes Amānī Mājid.
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.